Games Maker Newsletters (Glasgow Football) - London 2012

Monday 16th July 2012 

MOC News 

What is the MOC? 

The Main Operations Centre 

(MOC) is the hub for Gameswide 

information affecting 

venues, clients, partners 

and stakeholders. It is where 

messages are coordinated and 

integrated to provide the single 

source of truth. While providing 

support and resource for 

operational venues the MOC 

also coordinates responses to 

issues or incidents that affect 

multiple venues and functions. 

MOC Updates 

MOC updates are 

currently being held every two 

hours (on the even hour) within 

the Coordination Room (main 

room) of the MOC. These start 

at 8:00 and run through to 

20:00. 

An extended update is 

also being held at 15:00 which 

provides an opportunity 

to update all of the MOC on 

forward look items in addition 

to the current issues. Closer to 

Games time, extended updates 

will be held at 07:00, 15:00 and 

23:00. 

Attendance of all operational 

FAs at these updates is vital to 

ensure we are effectively 

working together to achieve 

issue resolution and maintain 

situational awareness. 

That's all for now! 

Games Maker 

Hampden Park 

Venue for London 2012 and Glasgow 2014 

Kicking off the women's matches 

in Glasgow, the USA have a 

phenomenal Olympic record, 

claiming gold in the inaugural 

competition at Atlanta 1996, silver 

in 2000, and gold again in both 

2004 and 2008.In the men's 

tournament, world and Euro 2012 

champions Spain will begin their 

campaign in the hope of adding to 

their 1992 Gold medal victory in 

Barcelona. 

The stadium is ranked as one of 

the greatest football stadia in the 

world and it holds all major 

European records for crowd 

attendance. Hampden 

Park recently underwent a £70m 

refurbishment and is now rated 

as a five-star venue by UEFA, the 

governing body of European 

Football.The National 

stadium regularly hosts the semifinals 

and finals of major cup 

competitions, as well as music 

concerts and other sporting events. 

The stadium will host eight games 

in the Olympic Football tournament, 

five women’s matches and three 

men’s. Olympic Football matches at 

Hampden Park, Scotland's National 

Stadium, take place between 25th 

July and 3rd August. 

After the 2012 Games, for the 

Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth 

Games, Hampden Park will be 

transformed into an international 

standard track and field facility by 

implementing an innovative 

building technique that uses a solid 

in-fill to raise the playing surface. 

As well as hosting the Athletics 

competition at Glasgow 2014 – 

including the start and finish of the 

Marathon – Hampden Park will 

provide the stage for the Closing 

Ceremony.

Welcome, Bienvenue & 

Fàilte to the Greatest 

Time of Our Life! It's 

Our Games Time at FH2 

FH2 (Hilton Hotel) came to life on 

Monday 16th July with Games 

Time roles in full swing to prepare 

our welcome to the athletes. Venue 

Transport arranged a familiarisation 

trip of all the Olympic Games 

venues in Glasgow and you 

can see them in the picture below 

waiting in the lobby before being 

picked up. The USA's woman's 

football team are already amongst 

us and Scotland greeted the team 

with a most traditional Scottish 

welcoming of rain, rain and more 

rain during their training. Here's 

hoping it dries up in time for the first 

two games on the 25th July! USA V 

France, Columbia v Korea DPR. 

Fleet Depot Staff - All Systems Go! 

Our Fleet Depot staff are pictured here on the last day of training a week 

before Games Time. There was a 100% success rate with all our drivers 

from TRANSPORT, SPORTS and BADMINTON FA's (Functional 

Areas) all being put through their 

paces. Congratulations to everyone 

for passing your training. It's great 

having you all on-board! 

++ STOP PRESS ++ Jamie 

Wallace, from Check-In is going 

round asking for interesting stories 

and to take some photos to publish 

in our Games Time newsletters. 

This document and the official Emblems of the London 2012 Games are © London Organising 

Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited 2007–2011. All rights reserved. 

Our T3 Driver, 

Angela Sharp 

is Olympic 

Torchbearer 

Dunfermline 13.06.12 

Angela's passion is passed on 

through her amazing 

coaching skills and sheer 

love for athletics. She trains 

and coaches 6 days a week 

voluntarily helping young 

athletes choose the right path 

in life and build their confidence 

to take on athletics at an elite 

stage. Athletics has 

been Angela's family for years 

stemming from her father and 

sister and her neice (when 

available as she too is an elite 

athlete) who all contribute in 

helping out coaching with her 

local athletics club. She adds: 

"We eat, breathe and sleep 

athletics and we are always on 

hand when needed. Each year 

my goals are met which gives 

me great satisfaction knowing 

that my athletes really do care 

and listen to me." 

Official Treat Provider to the 

London 2012 Games Maker programme

Monday 23rd July 2012 

Rio 2016, 

Glasgow 2014, 

London 2012 

Inspiring a Generation 

We received a visit from a 

Games Maker from the Rio 

2016 OCOG this afternoon who 

was on a tour of our Games 

venues in Co-host Cities 

seeking inspiration 

for their Games. Thanks to 

Michael Welsh, 

Sport information Desk Team 

Member, for showing her 

around. 

Two Years Till G.2014 

Today marks exactly two years 

until the Opening Ceremony of 

the XX Commonwealth Games. 

Two Days to Kick Off 

We have helped the teams 

settle in to FH2 and our other 

Olympic Games venues 

and with the first game of the 

Women's Olympic Tournament 

kicking off in only two days 

time the place is bound to get 

even more exciting. The USA 

are taking on France 

on Wednesday 25 July at 5pm; 

and following this game, 

Columbia play against North 

Korea at 9.45pm. Let's 

all keep up the great work and 

assistance and demonstrate our 

own Personal Best for all our 

visiting athletes! 


Wenlock Winner 

Nicole Sandor, Transport Desk Team Member, 

wins Olympic Mascot in FH2 Daily Draw while 

Sir Chris Hoy congratulates Bradley Wiggins 

Well done to Nicole for winning the 

first of our Olympic Games Daily 

Draws for Games Makers. She 

answered the following question 

correctly: Which Team GB 

Cyclist won the Tour de France 

yesterday? The answer is: Bradley 

Wiggins. Our volunteer T3 Driver 

Krisjanis Kuksa who has travelled 

over from Latvia to Be Part of the 

Games drew Nicole's name from 

the box of entries. 

Three-time Olympic gold medallist 

and Cyclist Sir Chris Hoy was 

named as the Team GB flagbearer 

for Friday's London 2012 opening 

ceremony. Hoy was the unanimous 

choice of athletes in a number of 

the 31 teams polled by the British 

Olympic Association, and was 

declared the overwhelming winner. 

Hoy will lead out the team when 

they become the last of the 204 

competing nations to enter the 

arena at the opening ceremony. 

The cyclist said he couldn't think of 

"a bigger honour for an Olympian 

to lead out the team to a home 

Olympics." He added: "It's a once in 

a lifetime opportunity." 

Afterwards, Hoy congratulated 

Bradley Wiggins saying 

he considered Bradley Wiggins' 

success in the Tour de France one 

of the greatest ever "standalone" 

sporting achievements. 

"Brad has done something that I 

never thought I'd see in my lifetime, 

and it's going to inspire a whole 

generation of cyclists in the future," 

he said.

A fantastic team 

helping out at our 

Sports and Transport 

Information Desk! 

The information Desk is manned 

by volunteers from Transport and 

Football FAs and they deal with a 

variety of enquiries from all the 

teams based here at FH2 and from 

other officials. They are doing an 

exceptional job at making sure their 

experience here is a memorable 

one. 

Pictured from left to right: Gloria 

Tichivangan (TRANSPORT), 

Claudia Wasige (TRANSPORT), 

Linda McKendrick (FOOTBALL), 

Aoibhin Friel (FOOTBALL) 

and Catriona MacDougall 

(FOOTBALL). 

T3 Drivers Take to The Roads! 

From today, all of our T3 Drivers will have started. They are based at the 

Fleet Depot in the Hilton International hotel and are part of the Transport 

functional area (TRA FA). 

There are 32 volunteer drivers from 

all over the UK, Europe and the 

rest of the world taking technical 

officials and other T3 accredited 

guests to our various venues in 

Glasgow including Hampden Park. 

Like all of our Games Makers for 

London 2012, our drivers are doing 

a great job. Keep it up! 



Catriona: 

Olympic Relay 

Torchbearer 

and Sports 

Info Desk 

Team Member! 

Chirnside, 14.07.2012 

Catriona has raised over £26k 

for charity and volunteers in her 

local community. Every week, 

she helps at a senior youth club 

giving guidance and advice 

and also helps at a youth 

club which involves playing 

games, going to the park, 

selling sweets, playing the Wii 

and doing arts and crafts. She 

also organises a bingo night - 

calling the numbers, selling 

books, catering and sources the 

prizes. 

Do you have a 

story you would 

like to share? 

Let Jamie know if you would like 

your story to be featured. I will be 

around to talk to or you can send 

me your stories to 

jamie.wallace@london2012.com or 

call me on 07720502529. 



Tuesday 24th July 2012 

Coming up! 

Daily Draws and 

Competitions 

Over the next couple of weeks 

we shall be having some Daily 

Draws and competitions for our 

workforce at check-in. Keep an 

eye out for the winners in our 

future newsletters. 

EuroMillions Syndicate 

The National Lottery is an 

official contributor to the London 

2012 Games. See over the 

page for details of our syndicate 

for Friday's EuroMillions draw. 

First Game at Hampden 

Park 

Tomorrow sees the first of 

our football games taking place 

at Hampden Park. Let us hope 

that everything goes well and as 

planned - after all, this is what 

we have all been working up 

towards! 

USA v France, 5pm 

Columbia v Korea DPR, 7.45pm 

Football was introduced as a 

medal sport at the Paris 1900 

Olympic Games. Great Britain 

won the men's gold medal, then 

successfully defended their title 

four years later in Stockholm. 

The sport has featured at every 

Olympic Games since - with 

the exception of Los Angeles 

in 1932. The first women's 

competition took place at 

Atlanta 1996. 


Our Marvellous 

Medics Aiding 

Olympic Athletes 

Some of Glasgow's Games Maker Volunteer 

Doctors, Nurses, Physiotherapists here to 

assist the Olympic Football Teams at London 

2012 

We have two friendly teams of 

medics based in the Hilton (FH2) 

and the Marriott (FH1). 

There is a team of five medics 

volunteering at FH2 and a team of 

three at FH1. They are on hand to 

assist the Olympic Family including 

Athletes and Technical Officials 

with medical needs. 

Pictured above is part of the team 

at FH2. From left to right: Clare 

Littlejohn, Eevuri Mahedwarareddy 

and Jennifer Dunsmuir.

Les has bagged 

himself a winner! 

Congratulations to Les Stevenson, 

T3 Driver at FH2, who has won 

Tuesday's Daily Prize Draw. The 

prize was a London 2012 Gym Bag. 

Les has travelled up from Lancaster 

to volunteer for the London 2012 

Olympic Games and has been 

driving around technical officials 

to our various venues in Glasgow 

since last week. Les says he is 

delighted to be a part of the Games 

and is thrilled that he won a piece 

of official 2012 merchandise! 

Les is part of the Fleet team in 

Transport and is one of 32 

volunteer T3 drivers based at the 

Hilton Fleet Depot. 

Over the duration of Games Time 

here in Glasgow, a Daily Draw is 

taking place at check-in. To enter 

simply enter you name on the entry 

slip provided and the winner's 

name will be drawn from the entries 

at 4pm. 

We have a selection of prizes on 

offer including the Olympic 

Games mascot "Wenlock" (soft toy) 

and London 2012 gym bags. 

Meet Gordon Seaman, one of our 

Sport Info Team Member at FH2 

Gordon Seaman (62) is excited to be taking part in the Olympic 

Games.He loves sport and enjoys 

playing squash and golf. 

He has set himself a Personal Best 

for the Games and has set out to 

ensure he delivers a personal 

service to the athletes. 

Gordon says he will take away 

with him many memories, good 

connections and friends for life. 



Get ready for 

our 

EuroMillions 

Syndicate! 

100 UK Millionaires are 

to be made this Friday 

and Jamie has set up a 

syndicate to increase 

our chances of 

winning! If you would 

like to enter, see Jamie 

at check-in on 

Wednesday or 

Thursday with your £2 

and to sign the 

agreement form and 

then on Friday, fingers 

crossed for a big win! 

Meet Hernando! 

Here is a photo of Hernando 

Fernandez-Canque, a Glaswegian 

T3 Driver based at the Hilton. He is 

waiting in the staging area before 

being called over to pick up his next 

passengers. 

Hernando loves football and 

has been looking forward to the 

Olympic Games' Football 

Tournament and has already 

bought tickets for the games for him 

and his family. 



Wednesday 25th July 2012 

Be Part of It 


Our EuroMillions Syndicate 

starts today! Jamie is taking 

subscriptions in Room 42 at 

FH2. We're aiming to 

have about 40 players 

in the syndicate - meaning we 

would win at least £25,000 

each! The rollover jackpot 

is about £103m - a cool £2.5m 

each for a single winning ticket! 

Last chance to sign up is Friday 

by midday. 

Daily Draws 

Do not forget about entering 

our Daily Prize Draw! We have 

already had three winners of 

our 2012 Official Merchandise - 

Nicole Sandors won a Wenlock 

soft toy - available to buy for 

£12 in the London 2012 shop 

(Monday), Les Stevenson 

(Tuesday) and Ibrahim Kraria 

(Today) both won a London 

2012 Gym Bag that is valued at 

£10. To enter our Daily Draw, 

simply fill out your name on the 

entry slip and at 4pm a name 

will be drawn. At the end of next 

week, a grand prize draw will 

be held using all the names 

accumulated during the 

fortnight. Enter today! 

Social Networking 

Keep an eye out next week for 

details of our social networking 

links - a great way to keep in 

touch after the Games! 


Day One of our 

Football 

Tournament 

Glasgow is ready to inspire a generation... 

Michael Welsh, volunteering at the Sports 

Desk, explains how he hopes his experience at 

London 2012 will help inspire others 

Michael signed up for the 

London 2012 volunteer experience 

two years ago. He says "I was 

approaching 50 and thought 

I should do something exciting 

before the midlife crisis!" He has 

always been interested in sport 

and he even played for Scotland 

in an international match against 

England. His team won 4-1. This 

was back in 1978! 

Michael thinks it is important for 

him to give something back to Sport 

and this opportunity provided the 

perfect chance for him to do this. 

He feels being a part of the 2012 

Games is a priveledge and he 

wants to make sure that all the 

athletes he meets can look back to 

their days here in Glasgow and feel 

the warmth of Scottish hospitality.

Hampden Park is ready, 

Glasgow is ready, 

Today is our first 

double header! 

Scotland's National Stadium has 

now come out of lockdown, security 

has been installed, the venue has 

been bumped in and is undertaking 

final preparations ahead of this 

evening's double header games - 

USA v France (5pm) and Columbia 

v Korea DPR (7.45pm). We have 

been looking after the athletes to 

the highest of standards. Everyone 

from Village Management, 

Transport and Football to Medics, 

Anti-Doping and Security and many 

more FAs have all played their part 

in reaching this moment. So there 

we have it! This is it...the time we 

have all been working and striving 

towards. Good luck and have fun! 


Olympic Games 

Mascot - Wenlock 

Wenlock is one of two official mascots 

for the London 2012 Summer 

Olympics and Paralympics - the other 

being Mandeville. The mascot was 

unveiled on 19 May 2010 and depicts 

a drop of steel. Wenlock is named 

after the Shropshire town of Much 

Wenlock, which held a forerunner of 

the current Olympic Games. 



Football Facts 

In the Know... 

Competition dates:Wednesday 

25 July – Saturday 11 August 

Competition venues:City of 

Coventry 

Stadium, CoventryHampden 

Park, GlasgowMillennium 

Stadium, CardiffOld Trafford, 

ManchesterSt James’ Park, 

Newcastle Upon TyneWembley 

Stadium 

Number of medal events: 

One men’s and one women’s 

competition. 

Number of competitors: 

288 men and 216 women. 

Sixteen men’s and 12 women’s 

teams, with 18 athletes (11 

players and seven substitutes) 

on each team. Each country is 

limited to one men’s and one 

women’s team. 

Field of play: 

The football pitches are 

not exactly the same size in all 

the venues, but vary between 

100m–110m long and 

64m–75m wide. The penalty 

spot at either end is 11m from 

the goal. 



Thursday 26th July 2012 

Be Part of It! 

Win a London 2012 

Gym Bag in our Daily 

Draw - enter today! 

The latest winner of Wenlock 

soft toy was Jared Hart, T3 

Driver at FH2. Congratulations 

Jared! there are plenty more 

chances to enter over the next 

week. 

Have you joined our 

Olympiado Ghlaschu 

Euromillions 

Syndicate? 

We have got 26 subscribers to 

the syndicate so far. 

Signing up more people today 

and we've extended the time 

for subscriptions till midday on 

Friday 27th July. You need to be 

in it to win it! See Jamie, room 

42 to enter. 

Apologies for North 

Korean Flag Mix-Up 

It was made clear today that 

the video package broadcast 

at Hampden Stadium yesterday 

during the North Korea v 

Columbia game originated from 

London and that Hampden 

organisers had no input. Up to 

15,000 visited Hampden Park 

to watch the two games being 

played last night. 

Prime minister, David Cameron, 

said every effort will be made 

to ensure such mistakes never 

happen again. 


FIFA General 

Secretary praises 

HAM Transport 

Jerome Valcke impressed by Glasgow's 

London 2012 Olympic Games Fleet Service 

Euan McMurtrie, Deputy Depot 

Manager at FH2, was the bearer of 

good news today! 

TROC Fleet in London were 

delighted to hear that Jerome 

Valcke, FIFA General Secretary 

thoroughly enjoyed his trip to 

Glasgow and was delighted by the 

service he received. Fiona Lowrie 

and William Bayne, T3 Drivers, had 

the privilege of being his driver. 

Also, Alastair Anderson took his 

friend on a trip to see Firhill Stadium 

(home of Partick Thistle) before 

lunch in Glasgow's City Centre and 

then taken past Ibrox Stadium on 

his way to the airport. 

Our drivers felt honoured and 

will treasure this as one of their 

greatest personal sporting 

memories. We are proud of our 

T3 drivers and all of the Transport 

team for going the extra mile and 

providing a high quality service. 

Richard George, Director of 

Transport for London 2012 

exclaimed that this was indeed 

"good news". By Jamie Wallace

ﺕﻪﻧ ﺋ ﺔ mabrook! 

Congratulations to 

Ibrahim - Our Daily 

Draw Winner 

Well done to Ibrahim Kraria, our 

Deputy Venue Transport Manager 

(DVTM) at Glasgow International 

Airport who won our Daily Draw 

today! He won a London 2012 

Gym Bag and was over the moon 

with joy - so much so he went next 

door for the Eukalele! Ibrahim is 

currently in second year studying 

chemistry at Glasgow University 

and is loving his experience here 

and being part of the Olympic 

Games. He speaks English, 

French & Arabic which have been 

used while helping out the French 

and Moroccan teams. He is part of 

a team of six DVTMs in Glasgow 

headed by Paul Moreton (VTM). 

Co-Host City News from 

Manchester (Old Trafford) 

Here is a photo sent to us from Manchester, one of five Football Co-Host 

Cities. They were picking up a VIP 

Lord! Can you guess who this might 

have been? 

Our Co-Host Cities are: Glasgow 

(Hampden Park), Manchester (Old 

Trafford), Newcastle (St. James' 

Park), Cardiff (Millenium Stadium) 

and Coventry (City of Coventry 

Stadium). 



Meet Patrick 

O' Donnell 

London 2012 Fleet 

Vehicle Systems Team 

Leader for Hampden 

Park based at FDG 

Patrick wanted to be part of the 

Biggest Sporting Event in his 

lifetime and applied to be part 

of the London 2012 team. He 

especially loves that he 

is involved with the Olympic 

Games Football Tournament as 

he has a passion for the game 

and a keen interest in sport in 

general. Some of his best 

moments have included being 

part of a mixed team of folk from 

various backgrounds all working 

together for the same goal. He 

is motivated by knowing he is 

playing an important role in the 

operation of the Games and is 

inspired by knowing that as 

each day passes he and the 

team have achieved what they 

have set out to do. Patrick 

works in the Fleet Depot based 

at FH2 alongside a team of 8 

staff and 32 volunteers 

drivers. Interview by Linda 

McKendrick. 



Friday 27th July 2012 

In the News 

Scotland wishes our 

Scolympians good 

luck! 

The Scottish Government 

posted a good luck message on 

Youtube to our "Scolympians" - 

Scottish athletes participating 

in the Olympic Games and 

Paralympic Games. First 

Minister, Alex Salmond, 

alongside other Scottish 

Ministers said: "The whole of 

Scotland is united in supporting 

you, Scotland's Olympic 

Athletes, to go for gold. We 

are proud of all 54 Scottish 

Olympians and 

23 Paralympians. This is your 

moment. I wish all of you taking 

part in London 2012 the very 

best of Luck." 

40,000 pack Hampden 

Stadium for last night's 

Football games 

In last night's matches, 

Spain lost to Japan 1- 

0 and Honduras drew 2-2 with 

Morocco. According to a report, 

Ch Supt Andy Bates, of 

Strathclyde Police, said: "It has 

been a great day today, the 

atmosphere at both games was 

fantastic and reflected the true 

international community spirit 

which is what the Olympics are 

all about. I would like to thank 

all of today's spectators for their 

support and cooperation." 


2012 Opening 

Ceremony is 

Tonight!!! 

Tonight, the world gets to witness the Opening 

Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games 

After an eight year wait, all eyes 

will be on London tonight as an 

estimated one billion people from 

around the globe tune in to watch 

the final countdown to the Greatest 

Show on Earth! Here in Glasgow 

we'll be watching from our own 

Olympic Games venues or from our 

homes. 

Danny Boyle said it was a oncein-a-lifetime 

experience for all 

involved: “I’m looking forward to it, it 

will never come round again, so it’s 

very exciting.” 

Avril Murphy, Transport Workforce 

Coordinator at our Co-host city of 

Manchester sent her son Paul and 

his girlfriend Hookyung to the 

technical rehearsal of the opening 

ceremony earlier in the week and 

he wrote back with the following 

comment: 

"It was such an epic, amazing 

event! I think it will be a very 

exciting introduction to the Olympic 

Games. We really enjoyed it!" We'll 

find out for ourselves tonight! JW

Meet the London 2012 

Team based at Marriott 

Hotel for the Men's 

Football Tournament 

Our team of Games Makers at FH1 

have been busy looking after the 

national squads of Spain, Japan, 

Honduras and Morocco. 

Stuart Johnson has leading a team 

of volunteers at the hotel including 

William Ho, Ben MacDonald and 

Elizabeth Naismith. 

The team has been liaising with 

Gary McHendry, the Deputy Venue 

Transport Manager and Alison O' 

Neil, the Bus Systems Team Leader 

to ensure the footballers and their 

officials and techical officials get to 

and from our venues smoothly. 

Well done to all our Games Makers 

at FH1 who are doing a sterling job. 

Sweets Thief!!! 

Many of our volunteer workforce have 

commented on the lack of Cadbury's 

chocolates at FH2 during our Olympic 

Games Time. After some investigating I 

found the culprit... The camera never 

lies as they say! Seriously though, there 

has been a delay on the chocolates 

getting to Glasgow and WKF have said 

it would be start of August before we 

see any! If any Games Maker is at the 

Stadium when promotional snacks are 

being handed out, please think about us 

at FH2 and FH1 and bring some back! 



Angela Taylor - 

Uniforms & 

Transport Info 

Desk Member 

Volunteer Experience 

Angela Taylor, 

from Dunfermline, started her 

London 2012 volunteer 

experience at the Hampden 

Park VAHO where she 

was distributing uniforms to our 

Games Makers after they had 

been accredited. Angela is now 

supporting the Transport FA at 

the Transport Information Desk. 

After watching the 2008 Beijing 

Olympic Games she got 

excited about the prospect of 

volunteering for the 2012 

Games having got caught up in 

all the hype and hearing the call 

for volunteers. She felt it would 

be something different to be 

involved in - much different from 

her office-based work life with a 

large banking group. 

Angela is enjoying her 

experience and in particular 

meeting new and different 

people from all walks of life 

and wishes the athletes have 

an enjoyable experience in 

Glasgow. 



Saturday 28th July 2012 

In the news 

Scot leads Team GB 

Four-time gold medalist cyclist 

Sir Chris Hoy lead out the GB 

Team into the stadium last 

night at the opening ceremony 

as their Olympic flag 

bearer. Chris won an 

overwhelming vote by the 542 

athletes from across the British 

Isles to land the honour. At the 

Beijing Games, he won three 

golds - an achievement he is 

aiming to repeat in the sprint, 

team sprint and keirin this year. 

This was the first time that Sir 

Chris Hoy had attended an 

Olympic Games opening 

ceremony. About being selected 

to bear the flag for Team GB, 

Chris said: "I am absolutely 

delighted. To be leading out 

Team GB at the Olympics is the 

stuff of dreams and it being a 

home Games makes it even 

more special and a real honour." 

Hampden Cabbies 

ahead of London 

counterparts 

Glasgow's cabbie are getting in 

to the spirit of the Games and 

this is surely partly down to our 

Venue Transport's endeavours 

before the football began. 

Meanwhile in London, cabbies 

brought traffic to a standstill 

protesting yesterday in Hyde 

Park about our use of fleet cars. 

It got to the stage that police 

had to move them on! 


The London 2012 

Olympic Games 

officially opened! 

Opening Ceremony at the Olympic Park 

Last night the summer Olympic 

Games were officially opened and 

a screening was held in the Marriott 

hotel for Games Makers. 

In keeping with the London 2012 

"inspire a generation" motto, the 

cauldron was lit by a group of young 

athletes nominated by former 

Olympic legends; and who knows, 

perhaps these youngsters could 

be Olympic champions in years to 

come: sailor Callum Airlie, young 

2012 ambassador Jordan Duckitt, 

world 200m title holder Desiree 

Henry, 400m runner Katie Kirk, 

rower Cameron McRitchie, javelin 

thrower Aidan Reynolds and 800m 

runner Adelle Tracey. 

Glasgow will host two more football 

games tonight, one more on 

Wednesday the final game held will 

be the Women's Quarter Finals on 

Friday, 3rd August. 

The Olympic Games continue until 

the Closing Ceremony on the 12th 

August when the Olympic flame will 

be handed over to Rio for the 2016 

Games. The Closing Ceremony of 

the Olympic Games will be titled ‘A 

Symphony of British Music’. JW



Results and Details of 

our Wrap Party! 

51 Games Makers subscribed 

to the syndicate and Paul Moreton 

entered an additional line for the 

venue (27, 7, 20, 12, 2 Lucky Stars 

1, 3) making a total of 52 entries. 

Although we had a few winning 

lines we didn't win the jackpot nor 

the Millionaires' Raffle! In total we 

won £20.20 - just short of 39p each! 

The concensus reached was to put 

it on tonight's lotto. Good luck! 

The Wrap Party costs £10 for paid 

staff and is free for volunteers. The 

party is being held at the Corinthian 

on Ingram Street starting at 7pm 

this Friday 3rd August. Wrist bands 

are available from Elaine (Football 

FA). 

COMPETITION - Guess the 

Footballer 

In the photo above, who do 

you think the player in defence at 

the front facing us is? He is being 

helped by Neil Burke. In goals is 

Dave Robertson and Frank 

McGarvey and Davie Provan are 

trying to score. Competiton entry 

forms can be made in the Driver's 

Lounge next to the Fleet Depot on 

the fourth floor at FH2. 



Meet Gloria 

Ticlivangana 

Transport Load Zone 

Supervisor at HAM 

Gloria is from Glasgow and 

applied to be part of the Olympic 

Games as a secondment from 

her usual role with HMRC. She 

really wanted to do something 

different and says: "It's a once in 

a lifetime opportunity for me and 

I really wanted to be part of it!" 

Gloria is enjoying meeting the 

Athletes, Games Makers and 

other Olympic Family members. 

She says she is taking pride in 

playing her part to make sure 

their experience here in 

Glasgow is pleasant and that 

everything runs smoothly for 

them. 

Friday's Daily 

Draw Winner 

Congratulations to Fiona Lowrie, T3 

Driver, who won a Wenlock! 



Sunday 29th July 2012 

Games Update 

USA cruise through to 

quarter-finals 

Last night, USA secured 

their progress into the quarterfinals 

of the women's Olympic 

Football tournament with 

a regulation 3-0 win over 

Colombia. 

Megan Rapinoe opened 

the scoring for the reigning 

champions with a fine dipping 

shot from outside the area after 

32 minutes, but they had to wait 

until 17 minutes from time to 

double their advantage through 

Abby Wambach. 

Carli Lloyd rounded off 

an excellent team move for the 

third three minutes later. 

At Hampden Park, France got 

their campaign back on track 

with a comprehensive 5-0 win 

over DPR Korea. 

Bruno Bini's side, who lost 4- 

2 to USA on Wednesday, went 

ahead a minute before the 

break as Laura Georges 

rose unmarked to head home 

Sandrine Soubeyrand's corner. 

Elodie Thomis, Marie-Laure 

Delie, Wendie Renard and 

Camille Catala were also on 

target for the French. 

Great Britain booked their place 

in the last eight with a routine 3- 

0 victory over Cameroon. 

Source: london2012.com/news 



Media: Inspiring a 

Generation! 

Mathew Pippard of Lesmahagow High School 

inspired by Olympic Games Broadcasting 

Mathew was one of hundreds 

of students who has taken up the 

chance to come along to spectate 

at Hampden Stadium during the 

Olympic Games Football 

Tournaments. He has a real 

passion for basketball and is a big 

supporter of Glasgow Rocks. 

Mathew's other passion lies in 

photography. Media Games Maker, 

Alan Maclachlan, introduced the 

student to the camera equipment 

and explained how he had went to 

college and came away with the 

qualifications needed for the job 

and that now he is working for the 

BBC. 

"I'm not a big fan of football, I prefer 

basketball, but I have really enjoyed 

today's football and being part of 

the Olympics. I loved having a shot 

of the camera equipment!" He 

added: "It would be great to see 

the Olympic Basketball Tournament 

though but not sure if my dad 

would take me!" Perhaps this article 

will inspire his father to make that 

trip! By Jamie Wallace

Hampden Park Fleet 

Depot Celebrates 

praise from LOCOG 

and FIFA at FH2 

This is the moment when Fleet 

Depot heard the news about 

the great feedback from FIFA and 

LOCOG HQ. The Transport team 

here at Hampden Park's venues 

have pulled out all the stops to 

ensure a smooth and efficient 

transport service for our Olympic 

Athletes, Olympic Family members 

and Technical Officials. 

Pictured from left to right: Stewart 

Van Ark, Kenneth Sime, Nicole 

Farries, Katie Sharples, Dianne 

Fraser, Fiona Lowrie, Krisjanis 

Kuksa, Michele Henry, Euan 

McMurtrie. 

Meet Stewart! 

Born in Holland, Stewart now lives in 

Lancaster. He really wanted to be part 

of the Games and thought volunteering 

would be a great way to get involved. 

During his experience with us he has 

been helping to transport people from 

venue to venue as a T3 driver. He has 

enjoyed driving about in the London 

2012 branded BMW 3 series motors 

and meeting other Games Makers. He 

believes that volunteering for the Games 

is an admirable quality and overall is 

helping Britain out. 



Keeping in 

touch after 

Games Time in 

Glasgow 

Hampden Park Fleet 

Facebook Page 

www.facebook.com/hampdenfl 

eet has been created to save & 

share photos and keep in touch 

after Games time! I'll also be 

adding links to the newsletters 

for you to download. It's 

a private, unpublished page, so 

you'll need to request to join. 

See you online! 

Meet Ian! 

Ian McLean, a Glaswegian living in 

Dundonald, is one of our T3 drivers. 

He has been an officer for the Boys' 

Brigade for over thirty years and 

enjoys volunteering. 

He is delighted at being a part of the 

Scottish face of London 2012 

and feels proud to be representing 

Scotland at these Olympic Games. 

He says he has driven about team 

officials and from Honduras 

and Japan and has taken pride in 

ensuring all his passengers are 

taken to their destination on 

time and incident free. He has 

particularly enjoyed driving about in 

our fleet of BMWs. 



Monday 30th July 2012 

What's new? 


Lottery Syndicate 

We are still in the running for a 

massive win on the lotto! Three 

numbers came up with one 

of our lines in Saturday's draw. 

The £10.00 winnings will be reentered 

in to Wednesday night's 

draw. Good luck to all 52 of us! 

Spain Sent Packing 

Striker Jerry Bengtson dumped 

Spain out of the Games 

as Honduras pulled off a 

major shock at St James' Park, 

winning 1-0. 

The 25-year-old's seventhminute 

header, his third goal 

in two games, ensured that the 

Spaniards, whose senior 

team are reigning world and 

European champions, will go 

home early following an 

opening defeat by Group D 

leaders Japan. 

Scott Sinclair and 

Daniel Sturridge gave watching 

England manager Roy Hodgson 

a nudge as Great Britain's first 

Olympic win since 1960 - a 3- 

1 success against UAE - sent 

them top of Group A. 

After Rashed Eisa 

had cancelled out Ryan Giggs' 

opener, Sinclair scored with his 

first touch. Sturridge 

then produced a superb chip 

14 minutes from time to clinch 

victory. London2012.com 



Technology Team 

at Hampden Park 

A look behind the scenes at Glasgow's 

"Olympic" Stadium Technology Dept 

Technology has played 

a considerable part of the London 

2012 Olympic Games. Not only 

has it helped to keep our Games 

Makers connected in the run up to 

the Games and during Games 

Time but it is also relied upon by 

all Functional Areas to make the 

Games happen. 

Some of the biggest operations 

have included Recruitment 

and Accreditation; and now the 

Games are running it is being used 

to manage the medal count; keep 

timings for the sporting event; and 

of course keep our workforce 

updated with newsletters like this 

one! 

A spokesperson said: "We have 

helped to keep the Games going up 

here in Glasgow during the Football 

Tournament." 

Hampden Stadium has acquired 

the nickname "Glasgow's Olympic 

Stadium" by the Games Makers 

helping out and working there! The 

photograph is of three of Hampden 

Park's Technology Games Makers.

Well done Diane! She's 

just gone and won 

Saturday's Daily Draw! 

Our Games time workforce have 

been delighted with having the 

opportunity to win official London 

2012 merchandise. Dianne Fraser 

is our latest winner. She is a 

volunteer Games Maker helping us 

out in Transport as a T3 Driver. 

This week we will have a couple of 

Daily Draws on our matchdays and 

on Saturday, all the names entered 

to date will then be put into 

the Draw Box and a winner will be 

selected to win our Mystery Prize! 

Don't forget that we also have a 

competition going on as well - 

for details see the newsletter on 

Saturday 28th July! The winner for 

this will be drawn on Friday. 

The Stadium Wrap Party is taking 

place on Friday night, 7pm at the 

Corinthian on Ingram Street. The 

dress code is smart and you will 

need a wristband! 

Meet Sarita, VCC Team Leader 

Sarita Taggart applied to be a Games Maker two years ago and two weeks 

ago she started helping out in Uniforms at Hampden Park and has since 

made loads of friends! She can sign for the deaf and is a nursery nurse for 

North Ayrshire Council. 

Being a part of the Games has 

made Sarita feel "Star Struck" 

having met several football stars. 

One of her highlights was holding 

the Olympic Torch. 

She is now planning to apply for 

Glasgow's 2014 Commonwealth 

Games. 



Got news? 

Contact Jamie (Room 

42, FH2) 077 2050 2529 

TLO Nicholas: 

Enchante de 

faire ta 

connaisance! 

Nicholas Corneille is the French 

Team Liason Officer and has been 

with us here at FH2 for the past 

week. He is pictured above at 

Hampden Park where he was at 

the sidelines waiting to assist the 

French Women's Team who 

are seen warming up on the pitch 

behind him. France won their game 

on Saturday with 5-0 win against 

Korea DPR. 

If France win their next game, we'll 

be seeing Nicholas again back at 

the Hilton! 

A toute a l'heure! 



Wednesday 1st August 2012 

What's On 

Olympic Football at 

Hampden Park 

Wednesday 1 August, 2.30pm - 

Egypt vs Belarus in the Men's 

Olympic Tournament 

Friday 3 August, 12pm - Quarter 

Final of the Women's Olympic 

Tournament 

Happy Birthday to T3 

Driver Philip Heaps 

Congratulations to Games 

Maker volunteer Philip Heaps 

who celebrates his birthday with 

us today! 



Good luck to all 52 of us! The 

following ten lines have been 

entered in to tonight's National 

Lottery draw: 

4-8-12-24-29-35 

12-13-24-29-35-36 

6-22-25-28-29-44 

2-4-11-19-35-44 

2-5-6-13-27-45 

11-17-21-28-30-42 

7-14-18-36-42-44 

7-14-26-27-33-43 

7-26-38-39-46-49 

20-26-32-33-34-47 


Putting the 

athletes at the 

heart of our plans 

Message from Olympian Jonathan Edwards 

There are 10,490 athletes 

competing at the London 2012 

Olympic Games from more than 

200 countries. Having competed in 

two Olympic Games I know how 

important it is that every single one 

of those athletes feels well catered 

for. Every athlete will be feeling a 

huge sense of pride to be 

representing their country, but it is 

mixed with the pressure to perform 

at their very best when they step 

out onto the field of play. 

Everyone in the London 2012 

workforce plays a part in helping 

the athletes to perform during the 

most important event of their lives. 

Part of my role as Chair of the 

LOCOG Athletes' Committee was 

to ensure that the needs of the 

athletes were always considered 

when planning essential services 

such as transport, accommodation, 

accreditation and security. 

Now the Games are here I am 

confident that every day we are 

continuing to keep the athletes at 

the heart of everything we do. On 

behalf of the athletes, thank you 

for your continued enthusiasm and 

commitment.

Showcasing Great 

Britain to the World 

Paul Moreton, Venue Transport 

Manager (VTM) at Hampden Park, 

has been involved in event 

management for the past twelve 

years. 

He is inspired by London 2012 

and his Personal Best over the 

past couple of years 

has been to develop a team 

that delivers a five star service to 

Athletes, Officials and Spectators. 

As Paul explains: "As Transport 

Team, we are here to support all 

Functional Areas (FAs) within 

Glasgow and to ensure that 

everyone is transported to their 

venues efficiently and safely." 

During our Games Time, 

the Venue Transport service in 

Glasgow has been widely praised. 

Most recently by the FIFA Generale 

Secretary, Jerome Valcke. 

Looking to the future, Paul aspires 

to return to Glasgow and be part of 

the 2014 Commonwealth Games or 

travel to Brazil to be part of the Rio 

2014 World Cup and then the Rio 

2016 Olympic Games. 

T3 news: Alastair caught asleep 

and Les becomes a grandad! 

I was sent this picture by one of Alastair's T3 driver team mates! They 

found it amusing as by chance they 

found him getting comfortable in his 

London 2012 BMW 3 Series! 

Congratulations to Les Stevenson - 

his daughter gave birth to "a little 

lad" - his first grandchild - last 

night! 

You can send me your news 

to jamie.wallace@london2012.com 



Fleet: Keeping 

in touch after 

the Games 

References * Feedback 

Euan McMurtrie, Deputy Depot 

Manager at FH2 would like 

all fleet drivers to know he is 

available for post Games 

references and feedback. Feel 

free to contact Euan by Email: 

emcmurtrie@btinternet.com 

Meet Stephen 

Oliver 

Stephen Oliver is a London 2012 

volunteer Games Maker 

in Uniforms and as a Chaperone 

at Hampden Park and at the 

Transport Information Desk at FH2. 

From Liverpool but living 

in Falkirk, he says he has always 

followed the Olympic Games and 

is loving his time playing his wee 

part for the Games! He says he is 

especially enjoying his time at 

Hampden Stadium "where it is all 

happening!" 



Thursday 2nd July 2012 

What's new? 



The syndicate has now come 

to a close. Unfortunately, none 

of the ten lines entered into last 

night's Lotto draw came 

through. Thank you for your 

participation! 

A wee gift for Noah 

Babs has brought in a small 

gift for Noah, Leslie's new 

grandchild. See Jamie at checkin 

to sign the card. We are all 

delighted with the news and as 

you can imagine, Les is over the 

moon at being a granddad for 

the first time! 

France take on Sweden 

tomorrow at Hampden 

and GB through to 

Quarter Finals 

Hampden is ready to host the 

Women's Football Tournament 

Quarter Finals tomorrow where 

France will take on Sweden. 

Great Britain's men followed 

the women into the Olympic 

quarter-finals last night as 

Daniel Sturridge netted the only 

goal against Uruguay at the 

Millennium Stadium. 

The win has set up a lasteight 

meeting with the Republic 

of Korea in Cardiff on Saturday 

evening. 


Hampden Park's 


Security Team 

Keeping the 2012 Games secure in Glasgow 

Kenneth Graham and David 

Aitchison, our Venue Security 

Managers, have been working 

tirelessly and effortlessly to ensure 

all our Glasgow venues are safe for 

all of the Olympic Family including 

ourselves the Games Makers and 

of course the Athletes. 

Kenny's most memorable moment 

of the Games was seeing the kickoff 

at the first game on the 25th 

July: "The kick-off was symbolic of 

a year's planning in the making!" 

Davie's best moment was seeing 

Football coming home to its roots in 

Glasgow. He is proud 

of this achievement. He says: " I 

have helped to bring the Greatest 

Show on Earth to Glasgow, 

something which will never happen 

again in my lifetime!" 

After the Games, and having spent 

a lifetime with Strathclyde Police, 

Kenny is looking for his next 

exciting job after a spot of travelling. 

Davie is looking forward to going on 

his 25th cruise either to the Eastern 

Mediterranean or Hawaii! 

By Jamie Wallace

Olympic Football 

Games creating a great 

atmosphere for friends 

and family - ask Tony! 

Tony Draper-Rickards, a volunteer 

Games Maker has been helping out 

as a T3 Driver. He has also been 

going along to the football matches 

and has thoroughly enjoyed going 

along with his friends and family. 

He says: "It has been a great family 

atmosphere. It's really friendly." 

Women's Football in the UK has 

been given a great 

boost by shwcasing the Women's 

Tournament in Glasgow as part of 

the Greatest Show on Earth. Over 

50,000 spectators have already 

witnessed the female athletes 

playing the field in the last few days, 

with more to come tomorrow at the 

quarter finals. 

Games Maker Phil 

Heaps celebrates 

his 46th birthday 

with us at FH2 

T3 volunteer driver Phil was presented 

with a Team GB and London 2012 cake 

and a special Games Maker birthday 

card signed by all of our drivers and fleet 

team to celebrate his birthday. Surely 

this will have been a birthday that Phil 

will remember forever! 



Want in? 

See Jamie (Rm 42, FH2) 

Well done to 

Vasiliki, our 

Daily Draw 

Wenlock 

winner! 

Fleet Scheduler, Vasiliki Failadi, 

is the latest of our Daily Draw 

winners. Her excitement could not 

contained when she discovered 

she had won the Daily Draw. "I am 

so happy to have this Wenlock. 

I look forward to taking it home to 

Greece with me next week!" 

Phil Heaps, T3 Driver, won the 

Daily Draw yesterday. He won a 

London 2012 Gym Bag. Well done! 

The "guess the footballer" 

competition winner will be drawn on 

Friday; and our final draw to win a 

"Mystery Prize" will take place on 

Saturday. Check in to win! 



Friday 3rd July 2012 

News Update 

Ticketing information 

It’s been a fantastic start to the 

Games, with our venues looking 

stunning and the athletes 

already producing some 

unforgettable performances. So 

it will come as no surprise that 

there is currently extremely 

high demand for London 2012 

tickets. We thought it might be 

helpful for you to know the latest 

information about the ticketing 

programme - please do share 

this information with friends and 

family who have questions. 

Tickets can only be bought 

online at 

www.tickets.london2012.com – 

and wheelchair spaces should 

be purchased by phone. 

London 2012 ticket box offices 

are for collecting tickets only, 

not for buying, with 

the exception of box offices at 

Football venues where Football 

tickets for that venue can be 

bought. For selected venues, 

there is also a print-at-home 

option available for any new 

tickets purchased. Any ticketing 

queries should be directed to 

the Frequently asked questions 

page on the ticketing website. 

Matchday Today 

Women's Football 

Touranament, Quarter Finals: 

France v Sweden, 2pm @ 

Hampden Stadium 



Volunteer Sport 

Drivers' success 

Linda, Jill and Campbell supporting Football 

Sport FA for the Olympic Games in Glasgow 

Our Football Games Maker 

volunteers have helped make the 

Men's and Womens' 

Olympic Football Tournaments a 

great success here in Scotland at 

Hampden Park. 

Campbell MacKenzie, Jill Carrick 

and Linda McKendrick are helping 

the Football Funtional Area deliver 

all of the football games here at 

Hampden Park's Olympic Games 

venues. 

Linda is a retired trainer in health 

and safety and has taught English 

as a foreign language as well 

as doing a lot of volunteering and 

charity work. 

Jill is a Trustee for the National 

Trust and has previously worked 

for the European Special Olympics 

and the Aberdeen International 

Youth Festival and decided it was 

time to do some volunteering for the 

Olympic Games. 

Campbell was unavailable for 

comment. 

Pictured are Linda and Jill.

Poetry in the Fleet 

Depot! Our T3 Drivers 

get creative... 

Over the past three weeks our team 

of T3 drivers have been "Living the 

Fleet Dream". There have 

been relaxing days and hard days 

but overall the journey has been 

amazing for everyone involved. 

This is one of two poems the drivers 

came up with... 

They came from corners near and 

far / To drive 'round glasgow in a 

shiny new car / From early in the 

morning till late at night / Without a 

break - not even to sh*te / From 

Hampden to Hilton they drove 

round and round / And some of 

them made it inside the ground / 

With Angela's Torch, euan had 

some thrills / By showing it off to 

the footballing girls / From Glasgow 

control and all of the team / Thank 

you for helping us live the Fleet 

dream / For us 2012 is over and 

done / We hope you enjoyed it and 

had lots of fun!!! 

Meet Malcolm Coall, DVTM 

Malcolm Coall is our Deputy Venue Transport Manager at FH2. He has 

had a few memorable moments during his Games Time at London 2012 

in Glasgow including coordinating the VIP escorts and watching the last 

game pass by with success. he also 

enjoyed taking to the pitch to play a 

game of football with the paid and 

volunteer Games Makers. 

After the Games, Malcolm 

would like to spend time with his 

family and book a holiday away 

somewhere nice. Looking to the 

future, he is interested in lecturing. 



Hampden Park 

Wrap Party 

Tonight 

7pm, Corinthian on 

Ingram Street 

Do not forget to bring your wrist 

bands to exchange for two 

drinks at the bar! For those of 

you still on shift, drop in once 

you're finished... 

Meet T3 Driver 

Kirsteen 

MacKenzie 

Kirsteen MacKenzie is a volunteer 

T3 Driver for the London 2012 

Hampden Park Fleet Depot in 

Glasgow. 

Kirsty is from Oban and has really 

enjoyed her experience as a driver 

for the Olympic Games. She says 

she has become a more confident 

driver and her best moments have 

been the overall positive 

atmosphere and meeting many 

new faces. 

She says: "I wanted to volunteer at 

the Olympic Games as it would be 

something different and a once in 

a lifetime experience. I have loved 

being a part of it!" 

Kirsty is pictured with Vasiliki. 



Saturday 4th July 2012 

2012 Olympic 

Games Final 

Farewell 

Goodbye from 

Hampden Park, 

Goodbye from 

Glasgow! 

All our hard work has paid 

off and we have had a very 

successful Olympic Games with 

a lot of praise from both LOCOG 

and members of the Olympic 

Family. 

Last night we received an 

Email from the TROC 

(Transport Operations Centre) 

complimenting our 

Fleet operation, especially with 

regards to the tarmac pick-up 

and drop off of Mr Blatter, the 

FIFA President. 

Posive feedback was received 

from FIFA Protocol and the 

Head of lympics within FIFA 

who fed back that they were 

very impressed with the level 

of service and the seamless 

operation. 

Well done to all of our Fleet 

and Transport team who helped 

make a positive impact on FIFA. 

On a final note, I would like to 

say it has been my pleasure 

keeping the workforce 

informed at our Olympic Games 

Time. Feel free to keep in 

touch! Signing off for the last 

time, Jamie Wallace, 


France secure 

semi-final spot 

France progressed to the semi-finals in their 

first ever appearance in the Olympic women's 

Football tournament with a hard-fought 2-1 win 

over Sweden at Hampden Park. 

All the efforts of our London 2012 

Games Makers at Hampden 

Park and venues across Glasgow 

have resulted in this final football 

showdown. Below is the London 

2012.com news report of our final 

match that took place yesterday. 

"Nilla Fischer had given the 

Swedes the lead after 17 minutes 

as Marie Hammarstrom's 

corner deflected fortuitously off her 

shoulder into the corner of the net, 

but France were level 11 minutes 

later when Laura Georges headed 

home at the back post from another 

corner." 

"France claimed the lead thanks 

to a Wendie Renard goal seven 

minutes before half-time, but 

Bruno Bini's side were grateful to 

goalkeeper Sarah Bouhaddi as she 

produced a brilliant one-handed 

save from Fischer to ensure the 

game did not go to extra-time." 

Pictured above Elodie 

Thomis of France in action during 

the women's Football quarter-final 

match between Sweden and 

France on Day 7 of the Olympic 

Games at Hampden Park.

Glasgow's London 

2012 Co-Host City 

Challenge for 

Workforce Coordinator 

When I started my post eleven 

weeks ago, I remember looking 

at the driver numbers and noticing 

how each of the other co-host cities 

already had their quota filled - and 

some with waiting lists. Glasgow 

only had 14 out of the required 32! 

I threw down the gauntlet and took 

on the challenge to make sure 

Glasgow could deliver its essential 

T3 driving service for this year's 

Olympic Games. It was tough, but 

day by day and making use of the 

people around me I was able to 

meet the driver requirement. This I 

would say has been my own 

Personal Best. The Games have 

really inspired me. 

Congratulations to Val for winning 

Guess the Footballer competition 

Val Murdoch guessed the answer to our Guess the Footballer 

competition and won £20.00 worth 

of Sainsbury's Gift vouchers. The 

answer was of course our very own 

Stewart Glover! Congratulations 

also go to Stewart who won the final 

draw for the mystery prize - a bottle 

of Team GB Suncream! Well done 

to you both and for everyone who 

has been entering our Daily Draws 

at check-in. 



Farewell to 

you all, It has 

been a real 

pleasure 

Thank you everyone 

for your contributions. 

Jamie Wallace 

Workforce Coordinator 

Hampden Park 

jwalla25@gmail.com 

Fleet Depot 

Wrap Party 

Thanks to Katie Sharples 

for the suggestion, our T3 Drivers 

organised a Wrap Party in the 

Counting House last night for the 

Fleet Depot and was well attended. 

It was a great opportunity to 

say cheerio to some of those who 

woul dbe heading for home in the 

morning or later that evening. 

The feedback has 

been that everyone has thoroughly 

enjoyed their Olympic Games 

experience here in Glasgow and 

many are hoping to return for the 

Commonwealth Games in 2014.

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